Soroush Rafiei opened the scoring for Persepolis in the 16th minute, and Hossein Kanaanizadegan converted from the penalty spot in the 78th minute. In stoppage time, Mohammad Amin Kazemian, who had come on as a substitute, netted the Reds’ third goal.
It was Osmar Loss’s first match in charge after the Brazilian coach took over Persepolis as Vahid Hashemian’s replacement.
Elsewhere, Chadormalou moved to the top of the table after defeating Aluminium 1-0, Fajr Sepasi and Mes shared a 1-1 draw, and Foolad defeated Paykan 1-0 in Ahvaz.
Chadormalou sits top with 17 points. Esteghlal is second with 16 points and has one game in hand.